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Welcome to Gays Mills

The Village of Gays Mills lies in a valley among the steeply chiseled bluffs of the Ocooch Mountains located in the heart of the region known as the Driftless Area of Southwest Wisconsin. The area’s unique topography is the result of escaping the land-flattening glaciers of the last ice age some 10,000 years ago, thereby earning the “Driftless” designation. Gays Mills also sits along the banks of the Kickapoo River which winds its way through the valley and gives the land its ambiance and appeal. The river also carried the area’s first explorers and lured the first inhabitants.

Upcoming Events

Community Photos

May 11-13, 2018

• Annual Spring Festival​

Wednesday Afternoons (May through October)

• Gays Mills Farmers Market

September 22-24, 2017

• 59th Annual Apple Festival 

View the Village Calendar

Connect Socially

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Frequently Asked Questions

Apple Blossom Viewing

• Each May, the apple blossoms begin and can be visible by driving the highways around the orchards. Some years, the apple trees bloom as early as late April or as last as early June. Check back here for updates on the bloom. 

Fall Colors Viewing

• The trees in the Kickapoo Valley begin turning color in mid-September. Depending on the year, this may occur earlier or later. Check back here for updates on the foliage.